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"Where should we go next?" he asked.
"Makeup store," she told him. "I'm missing every single essential I use, and it's giving me a panic attack to not have all my stuff.”
"How about I meet you there after I put these bags in the SUV? That way we don't have to keep lugging it all around."
"Do you need help?"
He waved her off. "No, I'm good. I'll see you there."
After packing everything into the rear of the SUV, he headed back into the mall and stopped to grab an extra-large smoothie before going to find Holly.
A few minutes later, he walked into the bright, airy makeup store. Glancing around, he spotted Holly a few aisles away.
"I got a smoothie," he told her, holding out the cup. "Strawberry and banana with some protein powder. Thought we could share."
She took a big sip, and her eyes lit up. "Strawberry smoothies are my favorite. Well, anything strawberry is my favorite. They're the perfect berry."
"Good thing I got those chocolate-covered strawberries for us last night, then."
Holly blushed, and he smiled as he took the cup back. Of all the things to get excited about today, she'd chosen the smoothie.
Yeah, she was definitely different.
"Doing some damage, I hope?" he asked. "What's in the basket?"
"My face wash, moisturizer, toner, and foundation. That's it so far." She bent over and peered at a row of little pencils. "I love this brand of eyeliner so much. They've got the funkiest colors, and they go on smooth and stay on forever with no smudging."
Holly picked up a teal-colored pencil and marked it on the back of her hand. "Ooh, I like this one."
Eli took another sip of the smoothie and raised his eyebrows. "Why are you drawing on yourself?"
She laughed. "I'm trying to see what the color looks like. I don't want to buy something that's not going to work."
"You seem to favor black eyeliner from what I've seen."
"Black is definitely my go to, but I also like other shades." She picked up a brown pencil with tiny sparkles. "This shade would look fabulous on you with your eyes.”
"Yeah? I'll take your word for it. No need to mark up the back of my hand."
Holly chose a few pencils and dumped them into her basket. "I'll go grab a few of my regular items. I'll be fast. Meet me at the perfume wall."
Eli took another sip of the smoothie as he walked over to the massive section of perfumes and colognes.
Some scents gave him a headache, so he kept things simple and used only one cologne—something he knew he could tolerate.
Holly walked over to him and gestured at the display. "See anything you like?"
He winked. "Yes, and she just got here."
She shook her head, then grabbed a pink box and dumped it into the basket.
That perfumemust be her signature scent. She always smelled like vanilla and cupcakes.
He followed her over to an aisle full of makeup brushes. "Okay, this is insane. How many brushes does one person need?"
Holly laughed as she picked up a big fluffy one. She turned around and playfully dabbed at the end of his nose before tossing it into her bag. "There's a reason they call it makeup artistry, you know. All of these brushes do different things."
Eli held out the strawberry smoothie, and she took another sip. "You're not wearing any makeup today, and you still look pretty damned good to me."
